Scheduling Engineer

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans. Job Description Supporting Whiting-Turner Schedule Manager with group and project specific responsibilities Development of pursuit and proposal schedules Development of master project schedules Development of detailed construction schedules Data entry of activities, durations, and sequences (predecessors / successors) into Primavera Schedule development is done in Oracle Primavera scheduling software (training provided by Whiting-Turner) The potential candidate will also be expected to become familiar with other schedule software platforms Schedule management and controls Schedule updating process – collecting progress and incorporating into scheduling software Reporting – Preparing schedule update reports and graphics per Contract requirements Schedule analysis Developing and analyzing the impact issues have on the project schedule Collecting scheduling metrics and creating spreadsheets / data bases to interpret and visualize the data Technical Review – Reviewing the project schedule’s quality and performance (health) Data mining – Mining data from as-built schedule for historical metrics Estimating – Performing square footage and quantity take-offs, as needed Cost loading of schedule activities and maintaining the cost information through the updating process Management of Whiting-Turner’s schedule database and Primavera software If the potential candidate is assigned to a project site, they will have the following responsibilities in addition to those listed above Walking the project site to independently confirm the project team's assessment of progress and completion of schedule activities Collecting information from lean scheduling meetings and using the information to update the CPM Required Skills Basic Qualifications 1. College Degree: Construction Management or Engineering (civil, industrial, mechanical, construction) 2. Course Work: In addition to the standard classes to support the engineering discipline, the following are recommended (but will not automatically disqualify a candidate if not taken) Class in either estimating or scheduling Alternatively, a general construction management class with exposure to estimating or scheduling 3. Experience: NO experience is not a disqualification Experience can be as an intern or as summer employment working for a general contractor or construction manager Working for a trade contractor (carpenter, electrician,) helping to install the work Scheduling experience or participation in the construction scheduling process is helpful for the position but does not disqualify a candidate Internships in a non-construction related field will be considered if the candidate expresses a solid interest working in the construction industry. Summer classes and school related summer work are acceptable 4. Interests - Professional (do not need to have interest in all): Construction and participating in the building process Scheduling and project controls Information systems and data analytics Business intelligence and visualizations Emerging technology for construction application 5. Software Experience: CPM schedule software experience (Primavera P6 is a bonus) Typical MS Office suite of programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint Collaborative platforms like MS Teams, Google Hang-Out, Zoom, Go-To (any other video conferencing) Other pluses: Database management Travel Day trips to support project teams within the assigned operating group 12 - 24 month assignments to a single project, either Within the employees assigned operating group’s region, or For an opportunity, outside the operating group’s region, the operating group leader believes is beneficial for the employee’s growth and development Required Experience 0-2 years experience working as a scheduler #J-18808-Ljbffr